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New Orleans mayor candidates square off in Thursday night debate

The candidates for mayor of New Orleans, former judge Michael Bagneris, incumbent Mitch Landrieu and local NAACP leader Danatus King, squared off Thursday night in a debate at Dillard University.

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Updated: 1:42 PM CST Jan 17, 2014

New Orleans mayor candidates square off in Thursday night debate

The candidates for mayor of New Orleans, former judge Michael Bagneris, incumbent Mitch Landrieu and local NAACP leader Danatus King, squared off Thursday night in a debate at Dillard University.

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WEBVTT ORLEANS -- FORMER JUDGEMICHAEL BAGNERIS, INCUMBENTMITCH LANDRIEU ANDLOCAL NAACP LEADER DANATUS KING-- SQUARED OFF TONIGHT ATDILLARD UNIVERSITY..ALL THE HOT TOPICS WERE ON THETABLE -- CRIME, JOBS,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE NEWORLEANS POLICEDEPARTMENT AND MORE..THE DEBATE WAS RECORDED... ANDWILL BE BROADCAST --UNEDITED -- FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7.WDSU ANCHOR NORMANROBINSON MODERATED... IN FRONTOF A STANDING-ROOM-ONLY CROWD. EACH CANDIDATE WASASKED DIRECTLY... TODEFEND THEMSELVES IN THE FACE OFTHEIRDETRACTORS.4:10-4:25 when you look at thefact that I served as executiveCouncil to the mayor some yearsago Ilearned then How an effectivegovernment can operate and fromthat lesson I'm able todetermine that thepresent government isn't actingeffectively. 4:49-5:12 Google meand you'll see that for over 30years I've been involved incivic activities working on avolunteer basis to better ourcity. I'm actively involved inthe Louisiana State BarAssociation The LouisianaSupreme Court has seen enough ofmy abilities as anattorney to appoint me as ajudge in juvenile court.6:29-6:45 I brought peopletogether. One team one voiceone fight one city. 450 publicmeetings, 22 budget meetings,listen to what the public saidwe needed to do and then got towork. Listening is really reallyimportant. I do a lot of it andI do it well. I find that talkis cheap and getting it done isthe gold standard.EARLIER TODAY, A FOURTH MAYORALCANDIDATE, MANNY BRUNO,DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE.AGAIN... THE MAYORAL DEBATE WILLAIR IN ITS ENTIRETYTOMORROW AT NIGHT AT 7:00...RIGHT HERE ON WDSU.DATELINE NORMALLY AIRS AT THATTIME.. YOU'LL BE ABLETO FIND THAT BROADCAST ON OURDIGITAL CHANNEL 6-POINT-2. ON COX CABLE, THAT'SCHANNEL 108. COMCAST CABLE197 AND CHARTER CABLE 136.EARLY VOTING FOR THE FEBRUARYFIRST ELECTION BEGINS

New Orleans mayor candidates square off in Thursday night debate

The candidates for mayor of New Orleans, former judge Michael Bagneris, incumbent Mitch Landrieu and local NAACP leader Danatus King, squared off Thursday night in a debate at Dillard University.